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Letters Patent No. 74,864, dated February 25, 1868.

IMPROVED BREAD AND VEGBTABLEQGUTTER.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, HIRAM A. '.lITUS, of Gloversville, in the county of'Fulton, and"State of NewYork, have invented anew and improved'BreadandVegetable-Cutter; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear', and `exact description of the same, which will enable othersskilled in the art to make and use my invention, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, which forni part of this specification, inwhich- Figure 1 represents a front view of my invention.

Figure 2 is an end view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a new breed and vegetable-cutter, which is sofitted,V at its twoends, in' a frame, that when it is drawn through thearticle to be cut, a combined drawing and'pressiug cut will be impartedto it.

The invention consists in securing one end of the knife to a lever,which is, at its lower end, pivoted to the frame of the apparatus and inarranging a segment, which is part of a circle, struck from thepivoting-point of the lever, as a guide for that end of the knife. Theother end of the knife carries a roller or pin, which vfits through aslotted inclined arm of the frame. As the lever is turned around itspivot, the pin which connects it with the knife is drawnover the curve'of the segment, while the other end of thel knife moves gradually downon an inclined plane in the inclined slot of the aforesaid arm.

A represents the-bed of the apparatus, near one edge of which the framecarrying the knife is arranged. This frame consistsof three pieces. B isa segmental plate, secured upon the bed A, near one end of the same,thel curve of the plate being on the outer sido. C is a slotted uprightarm or guide, arranged near the inner end of the plate B, as shown intig. 1. D is a slotted inclined bar or plate, secured to the-bedopposite to the parts B and Chut on the same edge of the bed as thesame.

The knife or cutter E is, at one end, pirated, by'a pin, to a lever, F,the lower end of which is, vby a pin, b, pivoted to the plate B`at thepoint from which `the curve of the plate is struck. The pin a rests uponthe curved edge of the plate B, and maybe surrounded by africtiou-rollerto secure ease of operation.

, A handle, c, is formed on the upper end of the lever AF. That endiofthe knife which is opposite to that y fastened to the lever is providedwith a roller or pin, d, fitted into the slot of th'e arm D. When theknife is in its highest position, the lever F stands upright, or nearlyso, as shown in tig. 1.

When the lever is moved in the direction of the arrow, (in fig. 1,)the'pin or roller t will be moved over the curve of the plate B, and a.proper pressure will thus` be applied to the knife, while the other eudot the knife is," by the pin or roller (Z and inclinedrplate D, guidedinv a slantiug direction, giving the knife a drawing cut. Thus, by thisarrangement, the knife will receive the motion required to give adrawing cut and the proper degree of pressure. The pressure requiredwill be much less than iftlie knife were forced directly in a fixed`plane through the article to be cut.

This invention is applicable for cutting bread, vegetables, fruits, orany other suitable 'nrticle. Having thus described my invention, I claimas new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- Arranginrr the plates Band D in combination with the lever F and knife E, ull made andoperating .so that the knife will receive a slauting motion andtberequired pressure, substantiallyas set forth.

' HIRAM A. TITUS.

Witnesses:

WM. F. McNAMARA, ALEX. F. ROBERTS.

